Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Serviced apartment agency SilverDoor hosted its fifth annual Partner Engagement Day at its new London offices in Chiswick last week.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Travel and expense management company SAP Concur has released the sixth edition of its Global Business Travel survey.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to Mark Lewis, CEO of HotelREZ, about distribution strategies, capturing business travel, and importance of smart phones, AI and personalisation in the guest journey. They also talk about sci-fi books, Abba Voyage, and opening an animal sanctuary.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Business travel management platform TravelPerk has closed an additional $104 million funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Hospitality company Hilton has released the findings of its latest 2024 travel trends report, which reveals four key themes including changing business travel behaviour.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Serviced apartment provider SilverDoor held its latest Partner Engagement Day this week in London, which explored the topics most influencing buying behaviour and booking habits.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Caroline Whitson, group head of marketing at SilverDoor Apartments, comments on how to strike the right balance between technology and human insight when managing travel programmes.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Flexible living brand Gravity Co has partnered with the NHS to house overseas staff coming to work in the UK.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Global corporate lodging platform AltoVita has extended its accommodation network from one million units to seven million units.
Reading Time: 2 minutes EU: Aparthotel operator Staycity has reported a return to pre-pandemic levels of corporate business and is responding to the demand with the introduction of a new room type.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Residential rental specialist Livinc, part of the Parklane Group, has launched a new platform to simplify medium to long-term bookings for furnished accommodation across the UK and overseas.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US/Sweden: Hotel company Hyatt has launched two new properties in the US and Sweden, including the debut of Hyatt Studios in Alabama.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport Cincinnati has opened its doors within the $1 billion (£764 million) Ovation mixed-use development in Newport, Kentucky.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards is proud to work with silver sponsors The Ascott Limited, City Pop, Vertus Edit, Urban Chic and Viridian Apartments.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Singapore-based global hospitality company The Ascott Limited has expanded its lyf coliving brand with the opening of lyf Bondi Junction Sydney on April 9, 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has shared a growth report for 2024 highlighting its expansion in Europe, strategic acquisitions, and new partnerships.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) has provided a mezzanine loan to support the refinancing of Wilde by Staycity London Liverpool Street.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Blackpool Council has approved plans to convert the former Jobcentre on Queen Street into a 22-unit aparthotel, despite 66 objections from residents and businesses.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott is set to expand in Pennsylvania with the ground breaking of an extended-stay hotel under its TownePlace Suites flag in North Cornwall Township this spring.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has unveiled its technology platform SAPPHIRE, designed to help corporate clients source and manage extended-stay accommodation.